English
Etymology
From height + -ism
Noun
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- informal A prejudiced attitude about human height that often results in discrimination; based on the belief that short statured or unusually tall people are inferior and undesirable.
#*1976: Robert Marsh Kloss, Ron E. Roberts, Dean S. Dorn, Sociology with a Human Face: Sociology as If People Mattered
#*:It is obvious that the dimensions of inequality could be extended to include a great many differences such as heightism where people who are taller are superior to people who are shorter, and so forth.
#*2001: James C. Peterson, Genetic Turning Points: The Ethics of Human Genetic Intervention
#*:There might be reinforcement of already harmful social evils such as heightism and racism.
#*2005: Betty M. Adelson, The Lives of Dwarfs: Their Journey from Public Curiosity Toward Social Liberation
#*:Given this background, how can dwarfs, beset by beautyism, heightism, and a succession of slights, move toward positive body images and self-esteem?
Category:English nouns ending in -ism
ru:heightism
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